Fractal analysis of region-based vascular change in the normal and non-proliferative diabetic retina

Current Eye Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 274-280

  Avakian, Arpenik ^a   Kalina, Robert E ^a   Sage, E Helene ^a   Rambhia, Avni H ^a   Elliott, Katherine E ^a   Chuang, Elaine L ^a   Clark, John I ^a   Hwang, Jenq Neng ^a   Parsons Wingerter, Patricia ^a  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractal; Image analysis; Non proliferative diabetic retinopathy; Region based; Retina; Vascular

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OPTIC DISK; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA CAPILLARY; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULARIZATION;

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FRACTALS; HUMANS; REFERENCE VALUES; RETINAL VESSELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036397777     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.24.4.274.8411     Document Type: Article

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